Collapsible crib.



No. 852,296. PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

c. E. RAYMOND.

GOLLAPSIBLE CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11', 1006.

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COLLAPSIBLE CRIB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed July 11,1906. Serial No. 325,660.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES E. Harmon), a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of \Vheeling, county of Ohio, and State ofest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollapsible Cribs, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in beds forchildren, and more particularly to a collapsible crib; and it consistsin. the particular construction, arrangement and combination of partswhich will hereinafter be fully described.

The object of my invention is to provide a collapsible crib, or childsbed, which is adapted for attachment to the side rail of an ordinarybed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is herein had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this speci'lication, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, showing it attached toan ordinary bed Fig. 2 is an inner side elevation of the invention; Fig.3 is a bottom plan view of the same, showing it collapsed, or folded;Fig.

4 is a cross section of the invention; and Fig.

5 is a perspective View of a broken section of the removable side.

Referring to said drawings, in which like referencenumerals designatelike parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates end rails to whichare pivotally attached at each end the ends of longitudinal slats 2.Also pivotally attached or secured u )on the outer ends of said endrails 1 are longitudinal siderails 3 and 4E. Hinged upon the side-rail 3so as to stand upright thereon and to be foldable inward is alongitudinal side-railing 5, the hinges 6 being of the ordinary leaf construetion with the leaves secured respectively to the lower edge of theinner face of said side-railing and to the inner face of the side rail3.

Hinged upon the outer ends of the siderailing'5 are inwardly-foldingend-railings '7 which are adapted to fold close against the inner faceof said side-railing. The free ends of said end-railings 7 are eachprovided with an eye 8 adapted to be engaged by a hook 9 which ispivoted upon the end of the side-rail 4, as shown in Fig. 2. Shoulders 9are provided on the ends of said side-rail 4 against which the ends ofsaid end-railings are adaptcd to abut when folded outwardly in openposition. Secured upon the under side of the side-rail 4 are two or morehorizontal lugs 10 with downturned ends 1]. adapted to engage the siderail 12 of a bed 13, said lugs being adapted to serve as supports forthat side of the crib. Pivotally attached to the side-rail 3 on theouter face thereof are legs 1-1 for supporting the side of the criboppol site that which is attached to the bed 13.

As a means for holding said legs 14 in rigid standing position, lugs 15are provided on the lower edge of the side-railing 5 which are adaptedto engage the upper end of each leg at each side thereof, as shown inFig. 1.

To fold or collapse the invention, the hooks 9 are disengaged from theeyes S, and the end-railings 7 are folded inward against the inner sideof the side-railing 5. Said side-railing, together with saidend-railings, are then folded inward upon the slats 2. \Vhen saidside-railing is folded inward, the lugs 15 are withdrawn from engagementwith the legs 14:; the said legs are then folded up against the side ofsaid side-rail 3. Then, the slats and side-rails being pivotallyattached to the end-rails, the whole is collapsed, by forcing the saidside-rails longitudinally in opposite directions, so that the partsoccupy substantially the positions illustrated in Fig. 3. In saidligure, however, for the sake of clearness, the invention is not shownwholly collapsed, as when so collapsed the slats lit up close together.

In order to render the invention suitable for use independent of anotherbed, I provide legs 16 upon the side-rail l, the same being similar tothe legs 14 and pivoted in the same manner. I. also provide a removableor detachable side-railing 17, as shown in Fig. 5, for closing the sideof the crib opposite the side-railing 5. Said side-railing 17 has itsends provided with tongues 18 adapted to engage grooves 19 provided forthe purpose in the inner faces of the free ends of the endrailings 7.Lugs 15 are provided upon the outer face of the lower edge of saidrailing 17,

the same being similar to and adapted for the same purpose as the lugs15.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I pro vide an extremely simpleand inexpensive device of the characterdescribed, and that the same isof such construction as to render it extremely convenient for use.Furthermore, when not in use, it may be conveniently folded, orcollapsed, into small space, when it may be placed out of the way.

I have described my invention more or less in detail, and in what Iconsider to be its simplest form, but it is obvious that various slightchanges may be made in the construction and arrangement of saidinvention without departing from the general spirit or scope thereof.Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction andarrangement of parts herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a collapsible crib, end-rails, longitudinal slats and side-railspivoted at their ends to said end-rails, a side-railing hinged l uponone of said side-rails so as to be foldable inward, end-railings hingedto the opposite ends of said side-railing so as to be foldi able inwardthereagainst, hooks for securing the free ends of said end-railings inextended positions, shoulders on the ends of the inner pivotedside-rail, against which the free ends of said end-railings abut, legspivoted upon the outer face of the outer side-rail, and op- 1positely-disposed lugs carried by the side i railing, said lugs beingadapted to embrace l said legs to hold them in rigid vertical positionsonly when said side-railing is upright.

2. In a collapsible crib, end-rails, longitudinal slats and side-railspivoted at their ends to said end-rails, a side-railing hinged upon theouter of said side-rails so as to be foldable inward, end-railingshinged to the opposite ends of said side-railing so as to be foldableinward thereagainst, hooks for securing the free ends of saidend-railings in extended positions, shoulders on the ends of the innerside-rail against which the free ends of said end-railings abut, legspivoted upon the outer face of the outer side-rail, oppositely--disposed lugs carried by the side-railing near each end thereof, saidlugs being adapted to embrace said legs to hold them in rigid verticalpositions only when said side-railing is upright, and a detachableside-railing having tongues upon its opposite ends for engaging groovesprovided in the inner faces of the free ends of said end-railings,substantially as described.

Signed by me in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. RAYMOND. I/Vitnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, RoBT. F. DILWORTH.

